Movie Openings
"Clockstoppers": A teenage boy, through his scientist father's invention, is able to move swiftly and invisibly through his surroundings. He and a friend must rescue his dad, who has been kidnapped by the evil head of a high-tech company. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Windward 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG).
"Death to Smoochy": Robin Williams and Edward Norton are clowns — one mean, the other sweet — who are fighting for the same television slot. An abundance of four-letter words makes this adult fare. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Windward 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (R).
"Panic Room": A thriller about a divorcee (Jodie Foster) who buys a New York brownstone with an impenetrable bunker. On their first night in the home, she and her daughter use the room to escape burglars, but the bad guys won't leave. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Waikiki 3-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keolu Center Cinemas, Windward 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maunaloa Town Cinemas (Moloka'i), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (R).
"The Rookie": Dennis Quaid stars as a high school baseball coach who faces a challenge: He agrees to try out for the major leagues if his team wins the championship. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keolu Center Cinemas, Windward 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (G).
"Sex with Strangers": A frank, not-too-explicit documentary about the lives of three swinging couples. From the same filmmakers of HBO's "Taxicab Confessions." Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. (R).
SNEAK PREVIEW
"National Lampoon's Van Wilder": Van Wilder is a college senior in his seventh year who'll do anything to stay in the cushy environs of campus. Saturday 7 p.m. Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui); 7:05 p.m. Windward 10; 7:40 p.m. Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex; 7:45 p.m. Pearlridge West 16-Plex; 7:50 p.m. Mililani 14-Plex. (R).
